Inside A Factory 4: The DVD Player
28 mins, 2009 Many UK products are now manufactured in China. But Arcam designed and manufactured its upmarket DVD player Solo Movie in Britain. This film explains why and how. CAD: A key decision was what components to use – and how to put them together. Computer-aided design allowed them to pinpoint many problems before… Read more »
Impact Of Globalisation 2: USA, China & Europe
42 mins, 2009 Three films look at how people in countries around the world are feeling the bitter effects of globalisation – from Europe and the USA to China. USA: Detroit, the city of Motown music and big cars is turning into an industrial wasteland. When the car industry was booming Detroit was the fifth… Read more »
ICT And Society: Technology’s Children
30 mins, 2009 How is information and communications technology changing society? What should make us hopeful? What should make us fearful? This wide ranging documentary explores a world of threats and opportunities. RAISED ONLINE: British children are spending more and more time on computers – being “raised online”. What impact is this having on family… Read more »
ICT And Business: The Great Revolution
30 mins, 2009 How has information and communications technology changed the world of commerce and industry? This wide-ranging film tells a remarkable story of our times. IMPACT ON WORK: In the 1970s office work was done with typewriters and paper and correcting fluid. Computers were giant devices in air-conditioned rooms. Then in the 1980s computers… Read more »
Inside A Hotel
30 mins, 2008 The MacDonald chain of luxury hotels serves business and leisure customers across the UK. Their people are integral to their success. This film goes inside one of its hotels to discover what they do. SERVICE IS EVERYTHING: Guests have to be greeted with a smile. Neil, the concierge, is virtually a “personal… Read more »
Impact Of Globalisation 1: Bhutan
31 mins, 2008 Globalisation is having a huge impact on countries across the world – but not all countries have bought into the consumerist dream. This film is about Bhutan – a country pursuing an alternative economic path. HAPPINESS: Bhutan is a tiny country in the Himalayas bordering on China and India. Until recent years… Read more »
India: 100% Cotton
30 mins, 2007 Why are Indian farmers killing themselves to give us the T-shirts we buy on the high street? This film investigates the “white gold” business – growing cotton. Farmers in southern India switch to growing cotton because it brings in more money than food crops. Anand is one of the farmers who switched… Read more »
Inside A Factory 3: The Crisp Makers
28 mins, 2006 Walkers and Tyrrells both make the same basic thing – crisps – but in very different ways. Walkers is the biggest crisp-maker in the country. Tyrrells is tiny by comparison. But success for both depend on how their crisps are made – on what happens inside the factory. RAW MATERIALS: Crisp-making at… Read more »
Innocent Drinks
27 mins, 2006 This is the story of Innocent Drinks – the fruit smoothie company which has used its healthy image to carve out a unique position for itself in the drinks market. HOW IT ALL STARTED: The company was set up by three young men in 1998. The early days were difficult – raising… Read more »
Inside A Factory 2: Cadbury’s
29 mins, 2005 This is the story of how Cadbury’s makes a chocolate bar. TV personality Alison Hammond takes us round their famous factory and explains the systems that underpin the process. QUALITY CONTROL: The process begins with the raw materials – beans brought from Ghana. Quality control and process control systems are vital to… Read more »
Inside A Factory 1: The New Mini
26 mins, 2003 How is a car manufactured? Alison Hammond, of “Big Brother” fame, goes inside BMW’s factory in Oxford to provide a lively guide to the production process for its New Mini. PRODUCTION PLANNING: First comes production planning. Customers’ orders are analysed by a program called “Kiss” – this is vital to meet buyers’… Read more »
Impact Of Tourism: Thailand
25 mins, 2003 Beautiful beaches, wonderful scenery and friendly people — Thailand seems the ideal tourist destination. But what don’t they tell you in the holiday brochure? The Thai tourist authority is pushing “ecotourism”, which, in theory at least, doesn’t damage the environment. Ecotourists take rafts down river, ride elephants in lush green spaces, visit… Read more »